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Table 1 The pyrolysis products of the succinite reference, and of the most representative samples from the three different sites (Atri, Novilara, Apollonia) and from the Fountain

From: Analytical pyrolysis with in-situ silylation, Py(HMDS)-GC/MS, for the chemical characterization of archaeological and historical amber objects

Number of peak

Name of the compound

M.W.

Succinite reference

Atri 35

Spurious Novilara

Disc Apollonia (surface sample)

Fountain

1

3-Carhene

136

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2

Camphene

136

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3

1,2,3 trimethylbenzene

120

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-

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-

4

m-Cymene

134

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-

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5

unknown

154?

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-

-

-

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6

p-Cymene

134

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7

Propanoic acid 2TMS

234

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8

L-Fenchone

152

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9

Fenchol

154

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10

Camphor

152

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11

Isoborneol

152

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12

Borneol

154

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13

Borneol (TMS)

226

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14

Benzoic acid (TMS)

194

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15

unknown

226?

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16

unknown

178?

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17

unknown

178?

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-

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18

Succinic acid (2TMS)

262

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19

unknown

204

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-

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20

unknown

 

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-

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21

(1S, 4aS)-1, 4a, 5, 6-tetramethyl-1,2,3,4,4a,5,8,8a-octahydronaphtalene

192

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21

(1R, 4aS)-1,4a,6-trimethyl- 1,2,3,4,4a,5,8,8a-octahydro 5- methylene naphtalene

190

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22

(1S, 4aS)-1, 4a, 5, 6-tetramethyl-1,2,3,4,4a,5,8,8a-octahydronaphtalene

192

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23

(1R, 4aS)-1,4a,6-trimethyl- 1,2,3,4,4a,5,8,8a-octahydro 5- methylene naphtalene

190

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-

-

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24

unknown

202

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-

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25

1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-1,6,8-trimethyl naphthalene

174

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-

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26

(4aS, 8 aS)- 1,1,4a,5,6-penthamethyl 1,2,3,4,4a,7,8,8a,-octahydro-l-naphthalene

206

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-

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27

(4aR, 8aR) 1,1,4a, 6, tetramethyl-5-methilene 1,2,3,4,4a,5,8,8a,.octahydroNapthalene

204

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28

unknown

202

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-

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29

unknown

 

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-

-

-

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30

unknown

204?

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-

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-

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31

unknown

 

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32

unknown

 

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33

unknown

 

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34

1,4 a,6,trimethyl-1,2,3,4,4,a,5,8,8a, octahydronaphtalene-1-carboxylic acid (TMS)

294

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34

1,4 a,6,trimethyl-1,2,3,4,4,a,7,8,8a, octahydronaphtalene-1-carboxylic acid (TMS)

294

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-

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35

1,4 a, 5, 6, tetramethyl- 1,2,3,4,4a,7,8,8a, -octahydronaphtalene-1-methanol (TMS)

294

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-

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36

1,4 a, 6, trimethyl-5-methylene-1,2,3,4,4a,5,8,8a, -octahydronaphtalene-1-methanol (TMS)

292

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-

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-

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37

unknown

 

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38

unknown

 

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39

unknown

 

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40

unknown

 

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-

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-

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41

unknown

 

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42

unknown

 

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-

-

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-

43

Palmitic acid (TMS)

328

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-

-

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44

unknown

 

✓

-

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-

-

45

unknown

374

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-

-

-

46

Pimaric acid (TMS)

374

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-

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47

Isopimaric acid (TMS)

374

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-

-

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48

Unknown diterpene

376

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-

-

-

-

49

Unknown diterpene

374

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-

-

-

-

50

Unknown diterpene

374

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-

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-

-

51

Unknown diterpene

374

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-

-

-

-

52

Unknown diterpene

374

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-

-

-

-

53

Unknown diterpene

372

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-

-

-

-

54

Dehydroabietic acid (TMS)

372

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-

-

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55

Abietic acid (TMS)

374

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-

-

-